As a child ages, his bones and muscles mature and be better able to handle the increased stress
a heavy strength training program places on his body.
Not exact matches
Add to that the fact that Nebraska's advantage in
strength training (the Huskers were the first major
program to adopt serious
heavy lifting) is now gone.
Every time I go down the
heavy lifting path and start a new
strength focused
training program, my legs become really muscular and my back becomes really broad.
My personal bias is that high rep
strength training is not a replacement for traditional
heavy weight / low rep
training — I think high rep
training should be combined with traditional
heavy weight / low rep as a way to improve results versus doing just
heavy weights / low reps by themselves (as most
programs prescribe).
In summary, this study found that a combination
program consisting of
heavy weights / low reps and light weight / high reps was more effective for improving both
strength and endurance than a traditional periodized
training program consisting of a single rep range during each
training phase.
Strength and conditioning
program usually requires
heavy equipment and rigid
training from the fitness experts.
With the example of the Front Squat and the goal being to ultimately Front Squat
heavier, you need to prioritize the Front Squat in your
training and have a
program where you go through different phases, for example start with a phase of four weeks targeting functional hypertrophy, followed by a phase of four weeks targeting
strength development and finish with a phase of four weeks working on maximum
strength.